Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Pratchett Was
Working on Discworld Books: Terry Pratchett was working on
several new Discworld novels right up to his death in March, it has been
revealed, as his 41st and final novel in the comic fantasy series is published.

$10M Set Aside
in Fifty Shades Suit: Amanda Hayward has been ordered by a Fort
Worth judge to set aside $10 million for Jennifer Pedroza, who says she was
defrauded out of her share of the royalties for the steamy bestselling novel.

'Secret Garden'
Sells 3M in China: Johanna Basford's adult coloring book has
sold 3 million copies in China since the book was published there on June 1,
the publisher revealed at Beijing International Book Fair.

New York Delays
E-book Deal with Amazon: City education officials have shelved a
$30 million deal to give students electronic books after advocates complained
it would exclude the visually impaired.

Carter Bio
Coming: Crown said it has acquired the rights to Kai Bird's
biography of President Jimmy Carter, who announced earlier this month that he
has metastatic melanoma.